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Google Glass is not yet a bona fide business tool, but the same consumerization that drove tablets and smartphones into the enterprise is expected to propel the hands-free technology in that space, Lucas Mearian writes. Application vendors and mobile device vendors are building management tools for IT teams including Fiberlink, which says it set up Google Glass on its MDM platform. "The ability to literally see your mobile environment right before your eyes and know that users, devices, applications and corporate documents are safe is a wonderful feeling," said Fiberlink's Frank Schloendorn.

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CompTIA's Mobility+ credential is now part of a dual-certification program in Fiberlink's MaaS360 Partner Academy. "CompTIA Mobility+ is extremely well-designed for partners to acquire the basic knowledge which will enable them to deliver mobility services and technical skills," Fiberlink's Francois Daumard said. "By adding our own content on top of Mobility+, we know partners will be well-equipped for success in the mobility space."

IBM says it will expand its mobile software-as-a-service and security portfolio with the acquisition of Fiberlink, which links companies and their employees in the field through mobile technology. "Mobile is becoming the primary way organizations communicate and transact with employees, partners and customers," IBM's Caleb Barlow said.

Google plans to make the encryption keys of its Secure Sockets Layer certificates longer and stronger, Jeremy Kirk writes. "We will begin switching to the new 2,048-bit certificates on Aug. 1 to ensure adequate time for a careful rollout before the end of the year," said Google's Stephen McHenry. "We're also going to change the root certificate that signs all of our SSL certificates because it has a 1,024-bit key."

Distributor Westcon is launching a bring-your-own-device subscription service with BlueCat and Fiberlink in a quest to help customers protect data, devices and networks through a mobile-device-management strategy. BYODShield uses "BlueCat's network security and on-premise virtual appliance delivery with Fiberlink's enterprise mobility management, and frames it in a cloud-based delivery model," DH Kass writes.